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Holding the national security course
President Barack Obama's latest changes in his top national security team seem more a shift to a stronger emphasis on human rights than a break with his long-range determination to keep the United States out of nation-building adventurism. His...
Tags: Afghanistan, Libya, Jules Witcover, Human Rights, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Harford Republicans condemn Maryland's Septic Bill [letter]
The Harford County Republican Central Committee earlier this year approved a resolution relating to Senate Bill 236 and recently provided a copy for publication. The resolution affirms citizens private property rights, condemns the Sustainable Growth and...Tags: National Government, Agriculture, United Nations, Harford County, Government
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Diplomacy before arms in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad's brutal war against his domestic opponents has taken some 70,000 lives so far and reduced much of the country to rubble, yet there's no sign either side has gained a decisive advantage in the two-year-old conflict. The...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Israel, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Rebellions, Barack Obama
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U.N. arms treaty is a threat to America
Maryland's two senators should not vote for ratification of the international arms trade treaty recently adopted by the United Nations ("U.N. approves landmark global arms trade treaty," April 3). This U.N. power grab is not just aimed at gaining...Tags: Freedom of the Press, United Nations, Treaties
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Baltimore Police major selected for U.N. training in Sweden
Baltimore police Maj. Melissa Hyatt, commander of police’s Central District, was accepted into a three-week United Nations training program in Sweden with other law enforcement officials from across the world. Hyatt, 37, said she is the only...Tags: Sweden, Labor Legislation, United Nations, Immigration
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World Bank invests in Baltimore-based Laureate Education
A division of the World Bank Group announced Wednesday that it has invested $150 million in Laureate Education Inc., giving the international development organization a small stake in the Baltimore-based global higher education company. "It's an...Tags: Global Expansion, International Economic Institution, Retraining, World Bank Group, Laureate Education Inc.
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Why did Obama defend and then drop Susan Rice?
Whether Susan Rice jumped or was pushed from consideration to succeed retiring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her removal from the equation clears one bone of partisan contention from President Barack Obama's plate as he heads into his second term....
Tags: George W. Bush, Vietnam War (1955-1975), United Nations, Scott P. Brown, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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To win, Romney needs a strategy for China
China should be at the center of the 2012 Republican campaign for the White House. Unless Mitt Romney emphasizes specific solutions for creating jobs by ending unnecessary outsourcing to the Middle Kingdom, he won't win. President Barack Obama's...
Tags: Imports, Conservation, Labor Markets, Parties and Movements, Beijing (China)
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U.N. recognition of Palestinian state ups pressure on Israel to negotiate
Over the strenuous objections of the U.S. and Israel, the United Nations General Assembly voted today to grant nonmember observer status to a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. The U.N. action, which was widely anticipated, was largely a...
Tags: International Court or Tribunal, National Government, Israel, Jerusalem (Israel), West Bank
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Osborne A. Payne
Osborne A. Payne, a former educator who became a trailblazing Baltimore businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, died Tuesday of Alzheimer's disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia. He was 87. "He was one of Baltimore's great unsung heroes,...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia Union University, Colleges and Universities, Charles Street, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Terrorism, New York University, Agricultural Research and Technology, Financially Distressed Companies, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Downtown Columbia master plan wins national award
Howard County's Downtown Columbia master plan was recognized with a downtown merit award by the International Downtown Agency (IDA) at its annual conference this weekend, according to a County government news release. “Howard County Government&...
Tags: National Government, Howard County, Government, Ken Ulman
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